Nonlinear Control for DC-DC Converters Based on Hysteresis of the COUT Current With a Frequency Loop to Operate at Constant Frequency

The nonlinear and linear controls proposed by Alou et al. and Soto et al. provide very fast transient response (voltage step from 1 to 1.5 V in 2 mu s). This nonlinear control is based on hysteretic control of C-out current. This system is very sensitive to effects, like aging, temperature, input and output voltage variation, etc., that modify the switching frequency. This paper proposes a frequency loop to avoid the frequency variation and to adjust the switching frequency to the nominal value by changing the hysteretic band. A 5-MHz buck converter is developed, and experimental results validate the loop design, obtaining the same fast transient response (from 1.5 to 2.5 V in 2 mu s) while keeping switching frequency constant in steady state.